Where does “banque” come from?

banque (Norman) comes from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

banque (Norman): bank

Definitions

  1. bank

Ancestry of “banque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “banque”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →
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